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Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Core i7-950


Description
The E5-2670 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-950 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2670 v3 gets a score of 325.8 k points while the i7-950 gets 76.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2670 v3 is 4.3 times faster than the i7-950 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
106a5
Core
Haswell-EP
Bloomfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
12/24
4/4
TDP
120 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2014
June 2009
Mean monothread perf.
36.41k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
452.9k points
76.29k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
E5-2670 v3
i7-950
Test#1 (Integers)
11.08k
8.01k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
9.57k
5.38k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.18k
3.11k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.28k
2.96k (x0.9)
TOTAL
27.11k
19.46k (x0.72)

Multithread

E5-2670 v3

i7-950
Test#1 (Integers)
139.07k
31.53k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
133.47k
24.16k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
46.6k
15.84k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.65k
4.75k (x0.71)
TOTAL
325.78k
76.29k (x0.23)

Performance/W
E5-2670 v3
i7-950
Test#1 (Integers)
1159 points/W
243 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1112 points/W
186 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
388 points/W
122 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
37 points/W
TOTAL
2715 points/W
587 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2670 v3
i7-950
Test#1 (Integers)
3573 points/GHz
2403 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3087 points/GHz
1614 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1027 points/GHz
934 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1059 points/GHz
888 points/GHz
TOTAL
8745 points/GHz
5839 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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